TW
5.0Reviewed Sep 25, 2024
Very clear lecture material and relevant reading material. I learned a lot.
Excellent Course. Great Concepts delivered. The quiz is well-balanced.
Inventory Management
This course is for business professionals, operations managers, supply chain analysts, and anyone looking to optimize inventory processes. Inventory is a strategic asset for organizations. Effective inventory management can minimize a company’s spending while dramatically increasing its profit. In this course, you will learn to leverage data science and Microsoft Excel to manage inventory in uncertain environments, set optimal inventory levels based on customer service requirements, and calculate inventory for products with short sales cycles. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Apply data science techniques to manage inventory effectively. - Utilize Microsoft Excel for inventory analysis and forecasting. - Determine optimal inventory levels to meet customer service goals. - Calculate inventory for products with varying demand cycles. To be successful in this course, you should have a basic understanding of business operations and familiarity with spreadsheet software.
Status: Excel Formulas
Status: Customer Data Management
IntermediateCourse5 hours
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AS
4.0Reviewed May 27, 2024
great Learning, I really appreciate efforts put by the team to compile the course and sharing knowledge.
DS
5.0Reviewed Nov 29, 2022
i like this course and it is very knowledgeable thanks coursera
CB
4.0Reviewed Oct 13, 2024
Had to search for others showing the formulas used in this course. I felt the instructor was all over the place and didn't stick to what we were learning.
AY
5.0Reviewed Jul 21, 2024
This course provided deep insight about Inventory management. Thank you for detailed explanation.
TH
5.0Reviewed Jul 21, 2025
This course taught me a lot of different tools used within the supply chain field. I would recommend this course to my peers as it is very helpful.
MK
5.0Reviewed Sep 28, 2023
Excellent Course. Great Concepts delivered. The quiz is well-balanced.
JD
5.0Reviewed Sep 5, 2025
Great introduction to IM, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.
AS
4.0Reviewed Aug 18, 2023
Was wondering if there are more parts to htis course and more complex itmes discussed such as ergonomics of inventory movement.
MA
4.0Reviewed Oct 1, 2024
Very good class. Some of the test questions were confusing.
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Muhammad Munim Khan
5.0
Reviewed Sep 29, 20235.0
Reviewed Nov 11, 2022This course explains profoundly how to effectively manage inventory. An amazing course.
Timothy Windsor
5.0
Reviewed Sep 26, 2024Very clear lecture material and relevant reading material. I learned a lot.
dipendra singh
5.0
Reviewed Nov 30, 2022i like this course and it is very knowledgeable thanks coursera
Fredy Kurniawan
5.0
Reviewed Aug 20, 2023excellent course with hand on explanation
Deepan Mani
5.0
Reviewed Jun 3, 2023Good Course to learn and implement.
OGUNNUBI JOHN
5.0
Reviewed Dec 6, 2022Very Good
mohamed wahid
5.0
Reviewed Apr 16, 2023thanx
Ahmed Altayeb
5.0
Reviewed Oct 2, 2024I thank the professors and those in charge of this valuable course, as I benefited and gained the knowledge of analyzing demand, working on the level of customer service, and future forecasting of inventory, which contribزutes to avoiding inventory accumulations, maximizing revenues, and gaining customer satisfaction, thus maximizing the achievement of the organization’s goals.
minhajul Abedin
5.0
Reviewed Mar 15, 2026I recently completed this course on Inventory Management. It provides a great balance of theory and practice! especially regarding the Newsvendor Model and Safety Stock calculations. The course effectively explains how to use data and Excel to optimize inventory and maximize profit. Highly recommended for anyone interested in supply chain analytics! 📈📈
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5.0
Reviewed Nov 3, 2023The best introduction to advanced mathematical models of Inventory and Supply Chain Management. The course provides an applied read of statistics and probability by using Excel spreadsheets. Thank you Coursera and UoC-Irvine.
Taukarri Hilton
5.0
Reviewed Jul 22, 2025This course taught me a lot of different tools used within the supply chain field. I would recommend this course to my peers as it is very helpful.
Mario Bravo Buenrostro
5.0
Reviewed May 4, 2025Although my professional experience in these subjects, I have learned new tools that will help me in my professional activities.
Atul Kumar Yadav
5.0
Reviewed Jul 22, 2024This course provided deep insight about Inventory management. Thank you for detailed explanation.
John Dekoning
5.0
Reviewed Sep 6, 2025Great introduction to IM, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.
Luis Cesar Guadarrama Jimenez
5.0
Reviewed Aug 10, 2025Great course for generating knowledge about inventory and how to manage it.
Muhammad Omar
5.0
Reviewed Jul 10, 2023Its an awesome experience to learn from here.
Mayra Calle
5.0
Reviewed Sep 3, 2024I was very helpful, I learned new things.
Dashrath Gosai
5.0
Reviewed Aug 21, 2024best to upgrade the knowledge
Imam Hossain
5.0
Reviewed Oct 5, 2024This course really useful